Troy was in math class having a lesson on trigonometry but the only thing he could think about was Gabi and the way he felt about her after all of these years, He still loved her so much but he wasn't going to act upon it because what if she was over him and she just wanted to be friends. And he wasn't going to risk losing her again because of how he feels. He loved her too much to not have her in his life even if it did mean through eyes her, he was just a friend while through his eyes she was his one and only love.
After school, Troy and his crew were playing basketball just outside of school grounds. Chad went to make a three pointer shot but it hit the rim and rolled over to where Gabi was talking to Taylor.
"Ball!" Troy exclaimed as he held up his hands to get the ball.
Gabi just looked at the ball and smirked. She shot the ball and to everyone's surprise, she made it in. Troy smiled as he saw Chad's bottom jaw drop from shock.
Gabi giggled and said, "There's your ball."
Troy looked at her with a huge grin on his face. Chad had never seen Troy smile like that before. It surprised him to see how much more happier that now she was here. In that very moment , a light bulb went off in Chad's head. Chad started to remember that one day Troy had told him about a girl that he had left in New Jersey and that he was head over heels in love with her and that's something that will never change.
"Troy, Gabi is the girl you told me about, isn't she? The one your still in love with and will always be in love with." Chad said in a loud tone as if he was screaming.
"Shhh!!" Troy hushed as he pulled Chad to the side, " Yes, Gabi is the one I was talking about." Troy said in the opposite tone of Chad's.
"Then why didn't you tell her that you still love her?" Chad asked.
"Why?" Troy said.
"Yeah." Chad said excitingly.
" What if she's over me and she just wants to be friends? Then I say how feel and that could make things uncomfortable between us. I don't want to risk losing her again, not ever. I love her too much." Troy said in voice which Chad could tell that he was hurting inside. And chad knew that the only person who could ever stop that hurting is Gabi.
Gabi went home after she showed her skills that the basketball court. Gabi tried to sneak past her mom because she didn't want to tell about what happened today.
"So, how was your first day?" Gabi's mom, Ava, asked. Gabi grunted a bit but finally went over to Ava.
" It was good and I met someone at school today," Gabi said.
"Yeah, who?" Ava said with excitement.
"Troy," Gabi said waiting for her mom's reaction. Ava's eyes widen in shock as she looked at her daughter.
"Troy. You saw Troy. This is where his father got transferred?" Ava said.
"Yeah and it was so great to see to him again and," Gabi paused.
"And?" Ava said getting impatient.
"And his new girlfriend," Gabi said as she was looking at the floor trying not to make eye contact.
"Gabriella, are you okay? Because I know he was your first love." Ava said as she lifted up her daughter's chin.
"Mom, I'm okay. Me and Troy are just friends. Nothing more." Gabi said as she climbed up the stairs to her bedroom.
Ava knew she wasn't okay. When it came to Troy, Gabi would try to be strong and not show how much she missed and loved him. But Ava knew the truth. She still remembers the countless nights she heard Gabi try herself to sleep. Ava was upset that she count even fix her daughter's heart.
Gabi set her book bag on her bed and walked to her computer desk. As she was signing in, she gazed into a frame on her desk. Inside the frame it was picture of Troy and her hugging each other and wearing bright smiles.. Tears rolled down her face as she stared at the picture and the necklace that Troy had given her on Valentines Day . The necklace had an engraving: My Heart Belongs to You. She always kept that necklace and never took it off.
Troy was out side sitting on his porch looking at a bracelet that was given to him on Valentines Day. Gabi gave that to him and ever since it was given to him he refused to take it off. Troy couldn't believe that he missed her more than ever even though she was so close.
Suddenly, his phone rang. It was Lindsay, but he didn't want to answer it. The only voice he wanted to hear was Gabi's. So, he called her and they didn't get off the phone until about 3 hours later. With Gabi, he always able to talk to her anything and everything.
The next day Troy found Gabi at her locker, getting it organized which was the complete opposite of what Lindsay does when she is at her locker. Lindsay just stares at herself as she's applying 10 pounds of makeup. Troy walked over to Gabi and gave her a hug. That hug just made everything even more harder than it was. She wanted him. She needed him but she couldn't.
"So, do you want to hang out at the beach today?" Troy asked.
"I don't know. I got to…," Gabi said but was interrupted.
"Please. C'mon, it'll be fun." Troy said with a puppy dog look on his face.
"Oh, alright. And anyways how can I say no to those beautiful blue eyes." Gabi said. Troy blushed.
"I'll see you later and you know I'm not the only on with beautiful eyes. Just look in the mirror," Troy said as he walked away. Gabi smiled and watched as Troy walked to his next class. Great! This is just great! This is a lot harder than I thought.
"Chad, I gotta tell you something," Troy whispered over his shoulder.
"What?" Chad whispered back.
"I'm gonna break up with Lindsay." Troy whispered.
"Dude are serious!" Chad said with a grin on his face.
"You were right. How could I stay with someone like that and I'm getting the feeling that she been seeing someone behind back." Troy said.
"Good for you, Troy. You deserve better." Chad said as he patted Troy on his back.
"Thanks man." Troy said.
Troy searched for Lindsay after school and when he finally found her, she was making out with some guy behind the scoreboard on the football field. Troy cleared his throat so that he could get their attention.
"Cameron! It's not what it looks like," Lindsay said as pushed the guy off of her.
"It's exactly what it looks like. You're cheating on me with another guy but I can't say I didn't expect that. So I'm going to make this really easy. I'm not gonna yell but you and me are no more." Troy said in rather calm voice.
"This is not about me cheating. This is about you having feelings for that trash you call Gabriella," Lindsay exclaimed.
"Hey!! You don't ever call her that and you know what, your not worth my time or breath. So have fun with your little fuck buddy," Troy said as he turned his back and walked away. Gabi waited for Troy on the beach, thinking she was stood up. But she didn't think that anymore when she saw Troy running towards her.
"Hey! I thought you weren't coming for a minute there," Gabi said.
"I know. Sorry, I'm late but I had to take care of some things." Troy said.
"What kind of things?" Gabi said out of curiosity.
"Girlfriend things or maybe I should say ex girlfriend," Troy said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh my god! Are you okay, I mean what happened?" Gabi said trying to sound sorry even though she was smiling on the inside.
"I found out for sure that she was cheating on me, so I broke up with her." Troy said.
"Thank god!" Gabi said as she let out a big sigh.
"Gabi! That hurt, I really cared about her," Troy said faking to be hurt.
"Yeah, right! She was horrible. C'mon Troy, what did you ever see in her, under all of that makeup?" Gabi said.
"Yeah, I'm kind of wondering the same thing." Troy said as he scratched his head. At that moment Gabi's phone rang . It was her mother and she called because she needed help with unpacking the last of their stuff.
"I have to go, but I'll see you tomorrow," Gabi said as she was walking away.
"How about you come over my house tomorrow and we catch up on some thing because it has been awhile." Troy yelled.
"Sounds like fun! I'll be there!" Gabi yelled back. Troy was more excited than he has in a long time. More time with Gabi made him more happy. Who would have thought that after 5 years, she would still make him so happy.